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kies

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See also: Kies and Kieś

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kies.

Noun

kies (plural kieste)

  1. cheek

Derived terms

  • kiestand (molar)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kis/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kies
  • Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kiese (late), borrowed from Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju. Displaced older kuis, from Middle Dutch *cuse, from the same Proto-West Germanic source.

Noun

kies m (plural kiezen, diminutive kiesje n)

  1. molar
    Synonym: maaltand
    Ik moet naar de tandarts omdat mijn kies pijn doet.I have to go to the dentist because my molar hurts.
    De tandarts heeft mijn kies gevuld.The dentist filled my molar.
    Een volwassen persoon heeft normaal gesproken twaalf kiezen.An adult person typically has twelve molars.
  2. (figuratively) certain resembling objects
Derived terms
  • achter de kiezen
  • kiespijn
  • kiezenkas, kiezenkast
  • kiezenmerg n
  • kiezensleutel
  • kiezenspel n
  • kiezenstoter m (obsolete spelling kiezenstooter)
  • kiezentrekker m
  • (tooth types) bovenkies, knobbelkies, kunstkies, melkkies, onderkies, voorkies, verstandskies m or f, wijsheidskies
Descendants
  • Papiamentu: kis, kies
See also

Etymology 2

Unclear. Possibly borrowed from Middle English chis, from Old English ċīs, itself of unclear origin.

Adjective

kies (comparative kiezer, superlative meest kies or kiest)

  1. delicate, choice
  2. showing good taste, well-chosen
    Antonym: onkies
Declension
More information Declension of, uninflected ...
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kies

  1. inflection of kiezen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Esperanto

Etymology

From ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) + -es (correlative suffix of genitives).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkies/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ies
  • Hyphenation: ki‧es

Pronoun

kies (interrogative and relative correlative of genitives, plural kies, accusative singular kies, accusative plural kies)

  1. whose, of whom, of which

Usage notes

Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kies can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kies ajn thus means whosever.

Derived terms

See also

More information interrogative, demonstrative ...

German

Pronunciation

Verb

kies

  1. singular imperative of kiesen

Hungarian

Maltese

West Frisian

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